New way in which T cells learn to tell friend from foe

ScienceDaily
Jun 27, 2022, 10:55 pm223 pts
Researchers identify new mechanism that teaches immune cells-in-training to spare the body's own tissues while attacking pathogens. As part of this early education, specialized thymus cells 'pose' as different tissues, teaching the immune system how to recognize both friend and foe. Immune cells that mistakenly…

Read Article Share
Share Article
- email
- twitter
- facebook
- pocket
- reddit
- tumblr
- linkedin
- pinterest

Trending Today on EcoTopical

Joint Letter on an Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets

CleanTechnica

Joint Letter on an Ambitious Action to Decarbonise Corporate Fleets 129

Ancient recipes or rituals? Neanderthal bones reveal a prehistoric culinary mystery

ScienceDaily

Ancient recipes or rituals? Neanderthal bones reveal a prehistoric culinary mystery 126

Ohio PUC Sets New Rules For Data Centers

CleanTechnica

Ohio PUC Sets New Rules For Data Centers 124

Offset Audits, Mossy Comebacks & Digital Forest Maps

Ground Truth

Offset Audits, Mossy Comebacks & Digital Forest Maps 119

PHYSorg

High-resolution climate model reveals detailed regional impacts of 1°C global warming 119

ENN

How Plants Survive Drought: The Unsuspected Role of Myosin XI in Guard Cells 115

Research Details Devastating Toll of Colonization on Pacific Northwest Wildlife

Yale e360

Research Details Devastating Toll of Colonization on Pacific Northwest Wildlife 113

Polestar 3 — First Road Trip

CleanTechnica

Polestar 3 — First Road Trip 109

About EcoTopical

Welcome to EcoTopical Your daily eco-friendly green news aggregator.

Leaf through planet Earths environmental headlines in one convenient place. Read, share and discover the latest on ecology, science and green living from the web's most popular sites.

Featured

The price of protecting what’s left in…

The price of protecting what’s left in Cambodia

One billion Africans being harmed by cooking pollution

Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines…

Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines – even when they don’t make economic sense

Thousands of super cheap Amazon &…

Thousands of super cheap Amazon & Walmart e-bikes recalled after fires

Friday Video: Let’s Go Biking in Berlin

Friday Video: Let’s Go Biking in Berlin

Friday’s Headlines Take the Long Cut

Friday’s Headlines Take the Long Cut

Can the D.C. Region Substitute Rail With…

Can the D.C. Region Substitute Rail With Buses?

As Solar & Storage Dominate New Grid…

As Solar & Storage Dominate New Grid Additions, Industry Releases…

Are Extended-Range EVs a Game Changer or…

Are Extended-Range EVs a Game Changer or a Dead-End Technology?

South Korea Could Grant Bottlenose…

South Korea Could Grant Bottlenose Dolphins off Jeju Island ‘Legal…